There are several lighthouses in the U.S. state of Texas, including several listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1] Not every lighthouse in Texas is listed here as some have very little information known about them. Saluria, and Swash lights for example were built right before the civil war and were both destroyed by confederate forces.

Name Image Location Coordinates Year first lit Automated Year deactivated Current Lens Focal Height
Aransas Pass Light Port Aransas 27°51′51″N 97°03′23″W / 27.86417°N 97.05639°W / 27.86417; -97.05639 1857 Never Active[2]
(Inactive: 1952-1988) 		Unknown Unknown
Brazoz River Light N/A Brazoria County N/A 1896[3] Never 1967[3]
(Demolished) 		None Unknown
Brazos Santiago Light N/A South Padre Island N/A 1854[3] (First)
1943[3] (Last) 		Unknown 1974[3] None Unknown
Clopper's Bar Light N/A Morgan's Point N/A 1854[4] Never 1880[4]
(Demolished) 		None 035 35 ft (11 m)[4]
Corpus Christi Light N/A Corpus Christi N/A 1859[5] Never 1878[5]
(Demolished) 		None 072 72 ft (22 m)[5]
Double Bayou Light N/A Oak Island 29°23′32″N 94°24′46″W / 29.3923°N 94.4129°W / 29.3923; -94.4129[6] 1900[6] Never 1915[6]
(Destroyed) 		None Unknown
East Shoal Light N/A Galveston N/A 1872[7] Never 1875[7]
(Destroyed) 		None Unknown
Fort Point Light Galveston 29°20′13″N 94°46′12″W / 29.337°N 94.770°W / 29.337; -94.770 1882[8] Never 1909[8]
(Dismantled in 1953) 		None 048 48 ft (15 m)[8]
Galveston Jetty Light
(North) 		N/A Galveston N/A 1897[9] Never Unknown
(Removed) 		None 042 42 ft (13 m)[9]
Galveston Jetty Light
(South) 		N/A Galveston N/A 1883[10] (First)
1918[10] (Last) 		1972 1980
(Destroyed in 2000[10]) 		None 042 42 ft (13 m)[10]
Halfmoon Reef Light Port Lavaca 28°38′12.8″N 96°37′2.2″W / 28.636889°N 96.617278°W / 28.636889; -96.617278 1858 Never 1942
(Moved to shore) 		None Unknown
Halfmoon Shoal Light N/A Texas City N/A 1854[3] (First)
1902[3] (Last) 		Never 1930s[3]
(Demolished) 		None 035 35 ft (11 m)
Matagorda Island Light Port Lavaca 28°20′16.4″N 96°25′26.7″W / 28.337889°N 96.424083°W / 28.337889; -96.424083 1852 (First)
1873 (Current) 		1956 Active
(Inactive: 1995-1999) 		Unknown 091 91 ft (28 m)
Point Bolivar Light Galveston Point Bolivar 29°21′59.8″N 94°46′1.85″W / 29.366611°N 94.7671806°W / 29.366611; -94.7671806 1852 (First)
1872 (Current) 		Never 1933 None 116 116 ft (35 m)
Point Isabel Light Port Isabel 26°4′40″N 97°12′27″W / 26.07778°N 97.20750°W / 26.07778; -97.20750 1853 Never Active
(Inactive: 1905-1955) 		Unknown Unknown
Redfish Bar Light N/A Galveston N/A 1854 Never 1936
(Destroyed) 		None Unknown
Redfish Bar Cut Light N/A Galveston N/A 1900 Never 1936
(Destroyed) 		None 039 39 ft (12 m)
Sabine Bank Light Port Arthur 29°28′22″N 93°43′21″W / 29.4727°N 93.7226°W / 29.4727; -93.7226 1906 1923 2001
(Replaced with
skeleton tower) 		None Unknown
Trinity River Light N/A Trinity Bay N/A 1900[11] Never 1915[11]
(Destroyed) 		None 016 16 ft (4.9 m)[11]

Faux Lighthouses

Name Image Location Coordinates Year first lit Automated Year deactivated Current Lens Focal Height
Beacon Island Light N/A League City N/A 1983
(Private) 		Always Active Unknown 120 120 ft (37 m)
Horseshoe Bay Light N/A Horseshoe Bay N/A 1972 Always Active Unknown Unknown
Kemah Standpipe N/A Kemah N/A 2006 Always Active Third-order Fresnel
(Replica) 		151 151 ft (46 m)
Lake Buchanan Light N/A Buchanan Dam N/A 1984 Always Active
(Inactive: 1990-2006) 		Unknown 140 140 ft (43 m)
Lake Canyon Yacht Club N/A Canyon Lake N/A 1985 Always Active Unknown Unknown
Lake Conroe Light N/A Willis N/A 1977
(Rebuilt in 1999) 		Always Active Unknown Unknown

References

  1. ^ Texas Lighthouses-Retrieved 12-17-2014
  2. ^ "Aransas Pass (Lydia Ann) Lighthouse". Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Texas". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "Clopper's Bar Lighthouse". www.w5azn.com. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  5. ^ a b c "Corpus Christi Lighthouse". www.w5azn.com. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  6. ^ a b c "Double Bayou Beacon". www.w5azn.com. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Name: East Shoal Light". Lighthouse Explorer. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  8. ^ a b c "Fort Point Lighthouse". www.w5azn.com. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  9. ^ a b "Galveston North Jetty Lighthouse". www.w5azn.com. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  10. ^ a b c d "Galveston Jetty Lighthouse". Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  11. ^ a b c "Trinity River Beacon". www.w5azn.com. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
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